And the workload increase because of the combination of the car parts cases, paired with half the manpower, has been significant.
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The police chief also said he agreed with tougher sentencing in cases of car crime involving so-called joy-riding and hoped it would have a deterrent effect.
In other cases, a car would have been eligible had it been a different model year or purchased at a later date.
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The government also announced earlier this month a new round of stimulus for the auto industry, cutting industrial production taxes to near zero in some cases and causing new car prices to drop by an average of 10 percent.
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You still do everything you do right now, have all the hot water you want, and in most cases either drive your car for free, or if you drive a lot, very significantly reduced your outlays to be able to drive your car.
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We don't usually take much interest, except in rare cases the Zil car factory in Moscow, for instance.
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Football fans lined up along the street, shivering in the cold, with radios blaring and car doors open (and in many cases, beers on the rooftops).
In some cases it might be worthwhile buying another car to teach your daughter in, but that can be costly as well.
Enterprise does a special insurance check to make sure a customer's policy transfers over, though in some cases credit cards also provide rental-car insurance.
Still, executives at independent engine start-ups say they are getting a hearing from some established car and truck makers, and in a few cases are landing agreements that could lead to production deals.
They say they want autonomy: presumably autonomy, in some cases, to build their own three-car garages.
But, he said, there is little any one car company can do to tackle the heart of the matter: imploding sales exacerbated by austerity programs across the continent demand the closure and idling of car plants a difficult, and in some cases, impossible thing to accomplish given the unions and politics of Europe.
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Magnets inside mobile phone cases and GPS devices and also the metal in car keys and under-wired bras could affect compass needles, the MCofS warned.
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In new fuel saving hybrid and electric car technologies, Japanese companies have retained, or, in some cases, recovered market leaderships.
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In addition to offering these protective, charging cases, Nokia's also introducing a wireless charging car dock with NFC, so users can juice up and launch the Drive app while they... drive.
Truth is, though, that in most cases, they're moving around in a more efficient, cost-effective car the whole time.
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Using sterile swab kits, forensic scientists in cases similar to the one near Annecy would be expected to take samples from the car door handles, the steering wheel, the mirrors.
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Other cases have ended more tragically, with the death of suspected lovers during high-speed car chases.
Increasing the pressure may help but the car companies are trying to cure in a matter of weeks chronic ills that have lingered in some cases for decades.
In other cases, mentioned by the official, extremists with remote detonators have followed drivers to set off car bombs.
In both cases the sockets will allow fast-charging and will include a communications interface so an electric car can, for instance, identify itself for billing purposes when plugged into a public recharging spot.
Black boxes have been a source of info in countless criminal cases to show how fast a driver was going when he or she slammed into pedestrians or another car.
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Of course, they may lose a few paying customers who rent a car, cancel their trip or buy a ticket on another airline, but this is minor, and in many cases you are not entitled to a refund anyway, though carriers waived most rules and fee changes for Hurricane Sandy.
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